OAR 410-172-0710
Residential Personal Care
(1)
Personal care services provided to a resident of a Division licensed residential treatment program include a range of assistance, as developmentally appropriate, and are provided to individuals with behavioral health conditions that enable them to accomplish tasks that they would normally do for themselves if they did not have a behavioral health condition. Assistance may be in the form of hands-on assistance (actually performing a personal care task) or cueing (redirecting) so that the individual performs the task by him or herself. Behavioral health personal care attendant services are provided in accordance with an individual’s authorized plan for services recommended by a provider meeting the qualifications of a QMHP or QMHA as defined in OAR 309-019-0105 (Definitions).(2)
Personal care assistance most often relates to performance of activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). ADLs include eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring, and maintaining continence. IADLs capture more complex life activities and include personal hygiene, light housework, laundry, meal preparation, transportation, grocery shopping, using the telephone, medication management, and money management.(3)
Personal care services may be provided on a continuing basis or on episodic occasions.(4)
Paid providers of facility-based personal care services shall meet one of the following:(a)
Licensed residential facility pursuant to OAR chapter 309, divisions 035 and 040;(b)
Secure Residential Treatment Facility (SRTF);(c)
Residential Treatment Facility (RTF);(d)
Residential Treatment Home (RTH);(e)
Adult Foster Home (AFH).
Source:
Rule 410-172-0710 — Residential Personal Care, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=410-172-0710
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